Monthly Archives: November 2006

G20: And an unlawful police abduction

On Sunday, November 19th, a worker by the name of Drasko Boljevic was unlawfully assaulted and abducted by members of the Victoria Police operating as a plainclothes snatch squad. According to the one press report on the incident (Dan Oakes, … Continue reading

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G20: And balloons filled with… urine?

In search of the elusive G20 urine bombers Katherine Wilson Crikey! November 20, 2006 According to Treasurer Peter Costello at the weekend, demonstrators at the G20 forum in Melbourne were “throwing balloons filled with urine at police”. [“They have been … Continue reading

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G20: Bolt, the big girl’s blouse, at his brilliant best

‘Our cops go girlie’ Andrew Bolt Herald Sun November 22, 2006 Pardon me for asking, but are these the police you say will help protect us against gangsters and terrorists? Thanks, Christine Nixon, for giving us the feminised police force … Continue reading

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G20: Gertrude & Fuchsia (Arterial Bloc)

A first communiqué from two uncitizens of Arterial Bloc Gertrude and Fuchsia November 22, 2006 There have been many calls for Arterial Bloc to come forward and ‘justify’ their tactics during the G20 protests. The following statement is not a … Continue reading

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The “Great” Australian Bikini March

More weird shit. Melbourne-based, sweatshop-supporting, foreign commodity-importing small business — with ties to organised fascism — True Blue Productions has announced that the ‘Great Australian Bikini March’ “will start at Clifton Park in Brunswick (Melways Reference 29|E7) near Brunswick train … Continue reading

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G20: And ‘revolutionary Marxism’

Below are six samples of the response of the authoritarian left to last weekend’s G20 protest. For the record, like, and to be critiqued in good time… 1) Bob Gould, ALP, November 21: Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment was … Continue reading

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G20: With experts like these…

Luke Howie is a Research Intern at the Australian Homeland Security Research Centre and a lecturer in the School of Political and Social Inquiry at Monash University. He’s also the expert the ABC’s PM turned to today in order to … Continue reading

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G20: A less hysterical account

On the ground at the G20 protests By Cam Smith, riot reporter and campaigner with the anti-racism group Fight Dem Back! Halfway through the riot I began to worry that I’d never be able to write about it. It’s not … Continue reading

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G20 and 60,000 dead children

Mr Costello said: “There are some socialists, there are some anarchists, there are some people that want to disrupt world trade. What do you want the international footage to be of? People trying to disrupt world leaders or a warm, … Continue reading

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Police evict/ing aspaceoutside and the wake

As if they don’t own enough of the world already! Make Property History! Police evict aspaceoutside and the wake by @ndy Friday November 17, 2006 at 10:23 PM Hey folks! The police are currently in the process of evicting aspaceoutside … Continue reading

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